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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 9h

scholars who study and oppose fascism are now fleeing the country that opened its doors and universities to Hannah Arendt, Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, and Thomas Mann

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11h

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Oregonizers @oregonizers.org · 10h

🔉SOUND UP!

We are all Portland!

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Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 10h

the man is wearing a suit and tie and clapping his hands .

ALT: the man is wearing a suit and tie and clapping his hands .

media.tenor.com

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 14h

Correct.

He’s staging “left-wing” attacks—or more accurately, trying to provoke them—to give him an excuse to use violence against his opposition.

Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 14h

“I co-wrote Trump’s first anti-terrorism plan in 2017-18. He’s not trying to stop ‘left-wing’ terrorism. He is staging it,” Taylor wrote. “His troop deployments are a false flag — meant to provoke a response..."

open.substack.com/pub/beinglib...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

#WarRavagedPortland

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

I was completely unprepared for the threat posed by the Antifa super soldiers.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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orlandovonvegas.bsky.social @orlandovonvegas.bsky.social · 1d

A MAGAt "influencer" was brutally mocked for bragging about Kristi Noem "Staring down an army of Antifa." The "Army" was mostly reporters with cameras, a few protesters holding up posters & a guy in a chicken costume. MAGAts are fucking pathetic.
🙄🤡

www.mediaite.com/online/maga-...

MAGA Influencer Mocked for Bragging About Kristi Noem Staring Down ‘Army of Antifa’: ‘A Chicken and a Dozen People’

MAGA influencer Benny Johnson received a wave of mockery Tuesday for a video he posted from Portland, Oregon that praised Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for the way she "stare[d...

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French Colonial Historical Society @frenchcolonial.bsky.social · 17d

Share widely!

We are now accepting paper and panel proposals for our 2026 Annual Conference in Ireland at Maynooth University taking place 25-27 June 2026!

The submission deadline is 14 November 2025, and you can read more information on our website!

frenchcolonial.org/annual-meeti...

Annual Meeting – French Colonial Historical Society

frenchcolonial.org

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 2d

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is firing pepper bullets and deploying smoke grenades in Portland, even though protesters are remaining in their designated area and peacefully dancing.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Pritzker: “The Trump administration is following a playbook: Cause chaos, create fear and confusion, make it seem that peaceful protesters are a mob by firing gas pellets and tear gas canisters at them. Why? To create the pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.”

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NorCalDawg @norcaldawg.bsky.social · 3d

….and the horse you rode in on!

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 3d

As Portlanders, we knew they'd come back to instigate. The residents and public officials learned from Chad Wolf’s tests in 2020—smart social media strategies from the start with strong legal teams. We were ready to go and built western state alliances. I'm proud to see them act quickly.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 3d

This is fucking ominous

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Dr. Karen Carr @quatrus.bsky.social · 3d

Think about how often this happens, and then stop assuming that protesters at other rallies you didn't happen to be at were surely provoking the cops in order to get mistreated.

Lady Justice @ladyj2025.bsky.social · 3d

This is insane. I was at the Portland protest yesterday. We were peaceful. We stayed off ice property. They came out and attacked us with pepper bullets, tear gas, shoving, pepper spraying in eyes. The injustice is horrific. This was a group of all ages, neighbors, portlanders

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Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 3d

In truly devastating news from PDX, it turns out that Trader Joe's Black Sesame Mochi is seasonal?
And now out of season! NOOOOO!
Can the CA National Guard bring supplies?

A box of Trader Joe's Black Sesame Mochi.

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Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 3d

Yep. That is where the escalation is coming from. Right wing agitators who know they need to provoke and start a riot to provide substance to the MAGA lies.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

One thing that's happening in Portland that Fox News won't tell you is that aggressive, drunk, right wingers have shown up at the ICE facility trying to start fights and the protesters there have not taken the bait. Therefore the story has become "look how Antifa-friendly the Portland police are!"

Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 4d

This dude -Thomas Allen - returned again last night & kept on being a jerk & ended up getting himself arrested.

Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 3d

We didn't even end our ride with craft beer or kombucha.
I know that is a hit to our credibility.

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Candace Avalos @candaceavalos.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 ALERT: Trump is illegally sending California's federalized National Guard troops to Portland after a judge yesterday blocked him from deploying troops on our streets. Governor Newsome is suing.
www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/05/g...

Governor Newsom to sue, urges Americans to speak out on Trump’s “breathtaking abuse of power” with cross-state Guard deployment | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

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Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 3d

I was just there this morning. This is the block. Nothing is on fire. There is no destruction. There is no War Zone. We were out for a 22-mile bike ride on a beautiful Sunday morning. Our biggest obstacle was repeatedly encountering the ongoing PDX marathon route.

Three cyclists in front of Portland ICE headquarters on a beautiful sunny day. Empty street. Nothing going on.

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Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 3d

The destruction! The devastating despair!

Sunday morning 22-mile bike ride up and down the Willamette River with a stop at ICE PDX where nothing is on fire, nothing is going on.

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Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 3d

Sunday morning bike ride through the ravages of war #radicalleftreignofterror